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Wealthier property buyers looking east in London
There is a polarisation in the London residential property market with a new analysis suggesting growth is rising in the east of the city while central hotspots have cooled. Parts of central London have seen prices and sales falling while boroughs such as Havering and Barking and Dagenham are attracting more buyers, according to the […] The post Wealthier property buyers looking east in London appeared first on PropertyWire . Continue reading →
Total mortgage lending in UK still affected by weakness in buy to let
Gross mortgage lending in the UK reached £18.2 billion in February, down 8% on January’s lending total of £19.8 billion but not far from the £18.1 billion lent in February last year. The figures from the latest market report from the Council of Mortgage Lenders, which represents the vast majority of home lenders in the […] The post Total mortgage lending in UK still affected by weakness in buy to let appeared first on PropertyWire . Continue reading →
Germany overtakes UK as most active European commercial property market
Germany overtook the UK as the most active commercial property market in Europe in 2016 with transactions totalling €59 billion, according to the latest research. Although investment volumes declined 14% year on year, global real estate advisor Knight Frank reports that Germany was established last year as Europe’s safe haven due to its robust economy […] The post Germany overtakes UK as most active European commercial property market appeared first on PropertyWire . Continue reading →